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Electronic patient data exchange: eHealth Board recommends changes to mental health law

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The Governor's eHealth Board has recommended changes to the state's mental health statute that could pave the way for legislation to accommodate electronic patient data exchange.

Wisconsin's mental health laws have been a barrier to the electronic exchange of patient data, especially among healthcare facilities in Madison. Health care providers here have been working with Epic Systems to develop a data exchange structure that originally was expected to “go live” over the summer, but was sidetracked by the objections of mental health advocates.

The proposed changes to state statute 51.30, which mirrored the recommendations of a working group, now move to the Legislature.Healthcare providers are hoping that enabling legislation can be crafted and adopted in the first quarter of 2008.

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